Tavia Galonski (née Baxter) is an American politician who served as a member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate.
The House of Representatives first met in ...
from 2017 to 2023. A
Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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, she represented portions of
Akron
Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...
and
Barberton in
Summit County.
Life and career
Galonski received her bachelor's degree from
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...
in
Atlanta, Georgia
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, and then a
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
degree from the
University of Akron School of Law
The University of Akron School of Law is the law school at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, USA. Offering both the J.D. and LL.M. degrees, it was founded in 1921 as the Akron School of Law and merged with the University of Akron in 195 ...
. In Atlanta, Galonski worked as a flight attendant for
Delta Air Lines
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while in school. A former
Teamster
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Origi ...
, Galonski's father was a member of the
United Auto Workers
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.
An attorney by trade, Galonski previously served as a magistrate in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, including in the county's juvenile court. She is married to Summit County Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Galonski, and together they have two children.
Ohio House of Representatives
When former Representative
Greta Johnson
Greta Johnson (born May 2, 1977) is an American attorney and politician. Johnson is the former representative of the 35th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from January 2015 to March 2017. Johnson is a former assistant pros ...
left the General Assembly in the spring of 2017, Galonski sought the appointment to replace her. Johnson resigned from the 35th House District to work in the Summit County Law Department as Deputy Law Director. Galonski was selected to replace Johnson by House Democrats, who had the authority to appoint a replacement, and was seated on May 10, 2017. She was elected for a full, two-year term on November 6, 2018 with 61% of the vote.
In 2020, Galonski said President
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
should be tried for
crimes against humanity
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in The Hague, the site of the
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals ...
(ICC), for recommending the use of
hydroxychloroquine
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as a treatment for
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. However, the United States is not a member of the ICC.
Galonski resigned from the Ohio House in January 2024 after being appointed as
Summit County Clerk of Clerks.
References
External links
Ohio State Representative Tavia Galonski''official site''
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Living people
Emory University alumni
University of Akron alumni
Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians
Politicians from Akron, Ohio
Year of birth missing (living people)
African-American state legislators in Ohio